yes ry "entrepreneurship education in finland"

Valtakunnallinen YES ry

”Finnish network force in entrepreneurship education in

the 2010s”

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”Students require more knowledge on life in practice”

”Some of the knowledge requirements of the future include innovation and entrepreneurship, transition competence and flexibility, cooperation skills in networks and leadership by influence…”

”Financial literacy and risk management as school subjects?”

(Helsingin Sanomat 31.3.2010)

Valtakunnallinen YES ry

National YES registered association

Supports Finnish work on entrepreneurship education together with other participants in the field of entrepreneurship education. Coordinates local YES –centers by supporting the network in its functions, such as developing and distributing methods and materials for entrepreneurship education, training teachers and enhancing school-business-cooperation between different participants nationwide.

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YES registered association (1.6.2010)Founder members

Partners in cooperation

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YES – History

2000- The basis of the YES –operations model came from Canada, from where the model was introduced to Finland in the beginning of the 00s. - The first YES –center was founded in Kokkola in 2001.2005- Operations grew into an European Social Fund (ESF) project, which covered three provinces (Kokkola, Pori, Hervanta in Tampere).2008- YES –centers – project (Finnish National Board of Education/ESF) in 2008-2010 covered/covers nine provinces. Four new YES –centers were founded during the project.2010- National YES registered association was founded to support the work of the YES – center network

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YES –centers provide

”Practical services supporting entrepreneurship education for teaching personnel from pre-primary education to higher education – easy and fast”

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YES –center services

Organizing local and national entrepreneurship education trainings and events for teachers

Enhancing School-Business cooperation

Developing the contents of teaching and curricula together with the teaching personnel

Distributing materials and methods of entrepreneurship education from different participants

Services of Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Finland local offices

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YES Center Network 2010

OPH / ESR

1 Koillis-Suomi

2 Keski-Pohjanmaa

3 Etelä-Pohjanmaa

4 Satakunta

5 Varsinais-Suomi

6 Kanta-Häme

7 Uusimaa

8 Kotkan-Haminan seutu

Etelä-Pohjanmaan

ELY / ESR

9 Keski-Suomi

10 Pirkanmaa

YES Centers 2011

Oulun seutu

Oulu eteläinen

Pohjois-Savo

Kaakkois-Suomen ELY/ESR

11 Kouvola

Etelä-Savon ELY

12 Etelä-Savo

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YES –operations model in practice

YES –center brings together teachers, entrepreneurs and business life.

Every YES –center is different; physical place or a traveling regional chief.

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YES –centers and the results of the project

- 1156 teachers from different educational levels got ideas for entrepreneurship education through different trainings- 5487 people took part in short information sessions- 119 businesses are involved in school-business cooperation- The amount of JA-YE students arose from 3500 to 6700- Good catalogues, which present the best practices, school-business cooperation and good materials.- 4 new YES –centers and a national YES registered association were founded to continue the work of the growing network!

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YES registered association in 2015

YES registered association is the most central national operative realizing the policy lines for entrepreneurship education given by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

YES registered association is nationally the cooperation and support organisation for 20 YES –centers.

Every year 60 % of the teaching personnel is reached through regional YES –center networks.

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“Young people are today’s best investment for tomorrow – for ourselves and for common good.”

“How do we handle our PR for tomorrow’s workers TODAY?”

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YES registered association YES –centersVirpi Utriainen Regional contact persons Executive manager of YES registered association www.yes-keskus.fivirpi.utriainen@nuoriyrittajyys.fitel. +35840 701 3038 Veli-Matti LamppuChairman of YES registered association veli-matti.lamppu@yrittajat.fitel. +35850 344 2554 Liisa Tenhunen-RuotsalainenVice-chairwoman of YES registered associationliisa.tenhunen-ruotsalainen@tat.fitel. +35840 545 2198